I'm a pop culture geek, married to a non-geek, "normie" guy. I also like cooking and crafts. My own crochet patterns posted here. Please be respectful of my work and keep in mind that most of those crochet patterns have only been made once or twice. If you find a mistake, let me know. If you make something, please send me a link back.
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Monday, May 9, 2011

Sunday, May 8, 2011

It's not really this dull in color. I used my cell phone to take this picture.

Please pardon the lazy woman's method of blocking a crocheted blanket. :) I left it hanging in my laundry room for about a week because I was over the damn thing finally.

This is another random stashbuster baby blanket. I made it for a new nephew that will be born this summer. I had actually set out to crochet a blanket for him from an actual pattern. I started one pattern from Leisure Arts Color-Charged Throws(hated it), frogged it and started a second pattern from the same book. I hated the second one even more. So I decided it was time to go back to my mental numbing favorite, just a free formed granny rectangle, tried and true.

I actually started with two granny squares, sewn together with single crochets into one piece and just went from there. The finished size is about 2.5' wide by 4' long. I don't even remember what size hook I used anymore.

The gold/khaki chenille and the Mushroom Wool Ease was worked as alternating rows of Treble Crochets, Double Crochets and then Half Double Crochets. Everything else was the traditional granny stitch (the grouping of 3 HDC's).

I really dig these totally random, free form blankets. I just work on it until my gut tells me I'm done. I don't necessarily run out of yarn, because I can find ways to match other stuff to it, either in color or texture.

Good Geek Quotes To Live By

“Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy and not being afraid to demonstrate that affection. It means never having to play it cool about how much you like something. It’s basically a license to proudly emote on a somewhat childish level rather than behave like a supposed adult. Being a geek is extremely liberating.”

--Simon Pegg

"Being a fangirl or a nerd means that you’re not afraid to love things. That’s what it really gets down to: a conscious decision to not let societal stigma tell you how appropriate your feelings are or are not."--Sara @ Fantastic Fangirls

"Wil Wheaton Says: Don't be a dick"--Wil Wheaton

"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."